Chapter 5

"Status report?" Kirk shouted over the klaxon alarm as he and his first officer stormed out of the lift. "Four Klingon war birds, sir. They decloaked a few minutes ago. Their commander wishes to speak with you, sir." Scotty replied as he surrendered the center seat. Kirk sat on his chair and visibly tried to maintain an air of confidence. "On screen, lieutenant"

The Klingon commander's face took the place of star field on the screen. The Klingon commander was a young and strong built officer with a cruel sneer on his face. "Kirk, what a pleasure to see you here!" "Identify yourself and state your business in this territory." Kirk said briskly. The Klingon commander's smirk, if possible, grow even wider. "This is fleet commander Kahidal of the mighty Klingon Empire. As for my business, this planet is no longer a member of your Federation. Ruler V'sder was very intelligent to apply to be a part of the Klingon Empire." Kahidal was roaring, voice brimful of pleasure. "And his request is about to be accepted."

Kirk's deepest fear had come true. He had tried so hard, risked his career, to avoid just this; Klingon's dominance on that planet.

But now one thing was a fact; that V'sder had anticipated the federation's next step and had shaken hand with the enemy behind their back long before this. They were just waiting for the push, to have a good justification, and they had actually jumped at the opportunity.

And, Kirk thought with distaste, the Federation had given them the perfect chance.

He willed his tense muscles to relax. He didn't want to give them the satisfaction of seeing him defeated. "Commander, soon they will realize what a big mistake they made. You deceived them with false promises. This show how dishonorable Klingons really are."

If Kirk was within the arm reach of Kahidal, he wouldn't have stood a chance. Fortunately, there were oceans of void space between them. The commander stood up abruptly, face crimson and fists shaking with anger. Kirk was about to regret his choice of word. The tense air, though, ended with the harsh laughter of the commander. Kirk glanced sideways at Spock, who also raised an eyebrow in astonishment.

"That was quite amusing, Kirk, You earthling scum speaking of honor. Tell me, Kirk, what does your diminutive human brain perceive of the philosophy of honor?"

Kirk bit on his rather insulting reply, "We know that your empire will not act in a way to benefit the people's situation…" Kahidal burst out laughing again. Kirk was getting really tired of this man. "But your precious Federation did? By banning the entire planet? At least with our trades, the planet will not crumble. You see, we are not so bad after all." Kirk cursed those stupid admirals under his breath. Part of him knew the Klingon's argument was justifiable. Now he had to clean someone else's mess. "Commander Kahidal, you are in violation of the Federation territory. Order your fleet to leave this space immediately."

"Or what? You will blast us out of existence?" he mocked. "If necessary." Kirk replied. He wasn't concern of causing a major scale war anymore. If this planet fell into Klingon's hands, there would be a major scale war anyway. "This sector is mapped as a part of the Federation."

Kahidal smiled wildly at that "Not anymore, Kirk. This is our space, and you are leaving it!" with that the communication ceased and the war began.

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